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5 . Pat ( 10 - 7 - 0 )	v.	4 . Ethan ( 10 - 7 - 0 ) [ + 0.5 ]

In Pat v. Ethan, we have the weaker of the first round matchups for the playoffs. While both have good teams, both teams are incredibly hurt and received terrible news within the past couple of weeks of players refusing to participate in the playoffs. Pat already had Beal and Butler out for the year, but now you can add Sabonis and Steven Adams to the mix. On top of that, Dillon Brooks (averaging 21 PPG somehow) broke his hand and may not be able to come back in time, Gobert is ass and got suspended for flagrants, and Embiid is nowhere to be found. For Ethan, Zach LaVine and De'Andre Hunter (Kings are tanking) were ruled out for the year, DBook is hurt again, Giannis is still ailing, and his depth is sitting games. This matchup looks like a battle of who wants to get blown out in the Semis by Stevie, although you never know what can happen. Pat can only ask for luck and Zach's fertility. Pat and Ethan last met in the playoffs during the 2024-2024 season Finals, where Pat took the crown.

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Season Leaders

Pat

Team	Player	FGpct	threes	FTpct	PTS	REB	AST	ST	BLK	TO
Pat	James Harden	0.43	3.02	0.90	24.60	4.84	8.20	1.26	0.42	3.64
Pat	Kevin Durant	0.51	2.35	0.88	26.08	5.40	4.40	0.83	0.90	3.19
Pat	Kawhi Leonard	0.49	2.66	0.90	28.05	6.36	3.70	2.02	0.52	2.23
Pat	Rudy Gobert	0.71	0.00	0.50	11.18	11.25	1.65	0.75	1.64	1.33
Pat	Jay Huff	0.47	1.40	0.86	9.00	3.79	1.29	0.55	1.93	0.78

Ethan

Team	Player	FGpct	threes	FTpct	PTS	REB	AST	ST	BLK	TO
Ethan	Julius Randle	0.49	1.53	0.82	22.10	6.88	5.31	1.10	0.26	2.60
Ethan	Jalen Brunson	0.47	2.83	0.85	26.85	3.40	6.19	0.72	0.11	2.28
Ethan	Myles Turner	0.44	2.16	0.76	12.75	5.67	1.61	0.67	1.69	1.18
Ethan	Michael Porter	0.47	3.48	0.85	24.52	7.16	3.25	1.02	0.25	2.36
Ethan	DeMar DeRozan	0.49	0.71	0.87	18.62	3.12	3.83	1.16	0.26	1.12

Injury Report

Pat

Player	Status
Dillon Brooks	Hurt
Joel Embiid	Hurt
Jusuf Nurkic	Hurt
Max Strus	IR
Bradley Beal	Out
Domantas Sabonis	Out
Jimmy Butler	Out
Steven Adams	Out

Ethan

Player	Status
Coby White	Hurt
Devin Booker	Hurt
Aaron Gordon	IR
DAngelo Russell	IR
Giannis Antetokounmpo	IR
DeAndre Hunter	Out
Zach LaVine	Out

Head-to-Head

Season Stats

Team	Threes	PTS	REB	AST	ST	BLK	TO	FGpct	FTpct
Pat	1448	13290	4097	2815	801	406	1528	0.470	0.814
Ethan	1395	13584	4046	3059	723	396	1586	0.471	0.811

Regular Season H2H

Week	Away	AwaySc	vs	Home	HomeSc
13	Ethan	3	-	Pat	6
17	Pat	3	-	Ethan	6

Pat Last 5

Week	Away	AwaySc	vs	Home	HomeSc
13	Ethan	3	-	Pat	6
14	Tom	2	-	Pat	7
15	Pat	5	-	Kevin	4
16	Pat	4	-	Bumpskiii	5
17	Pat	3	-	Ethan	6

Ethan Last 5

Week	Away	AwaySc	vs	Home	HomeSc
13	Ethan	3	-	Pat	6
14	Kevin	2	-	Ethan	6
15	Ethan	2	-	Bumpskiii	7
16	Cade	6	-	Ethan	3
17	Pat	3	-	Ethan	6

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6 . Bumpskiii ( 9 - 8 - 0 )	v.	3 . Zhang ( 13 - 4 - 0 ) [ -1.5 ]

Now this is a great first round matchup. Bumpskiii went into buy mode this season, trading away key picks to sneak into the playoffs for the first time in franchise history as the 6 seed. He's coming off the last week of the regular season where he put up the best all-around performance in the league. He's still a learning GM, and did not think about tanking teams as he sent a haul for Jaren Jackson, who now has been ruled out the remainder of the year for the Jazz. He's also missing JDub and Walker Kessler, but a big heavy lineup led by Wemby, Duren, and Kelel Ware provide a potential matchup nightmare. He's on the rise, and while we still have to see if this is his year, he's shaping up to be a competetive force year in and year out. For Zhang, the playoffs are a familiar result for him, and a solid season led him to the 3 seed. He features a guard heavy lineup, but has been missing Kyrie and FVV the whole year. Ja Morant and Steph don't seem to be healthy for this matchup either, which poses a potential problem trying to solidy guard categories against Bumpskiii. Dirty Zio Deni Avdija is having a career year, and hopes to lead this team to victory. Zhang is 7-1 all-time against Bumpskiii, so he's not scared.

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Season Leaders

Bumpskiii

Team	Player	FGpct	threes	FTpct	PTS	REB	AST	ST	BLK	TO
Bumpskiii	Victor Wembanyama	0.51	1.79	0.81	24.31	11.17	2.86	0.95	2.74	2.55
Bumpskiii	Ryan Rollins	0.47	2.51	0.76	17.13	4.64	5.38	1.51	0.43	2.43
Bumpskiii	Collin Gillespie	0.43	3.02	0.84	13.39	4.12	4.74	1.37	0.21	1.70
Bumpskiii	Jaren Jackson	0.48	1.75	0.80	19.40	5.67	1.96	1.10	1.44	2.23
Bumpskiii	Jaden McDaniels	0.51	1.50	0.85	14.91	4.38	2.89	0.98	1.04	1.82

Zhang

Team	Player	FGpct	threes	FTpct	PTS	REB	AST	ST	BLK	TO
Zhang	Onyeka Okongwu	0.49	2.04	0.77	16.13	7.72	3.17	1.11	1.00	1.91
Zhang	Naz Reid	0.47	2.44	0.73	14.28	6.42	2.51	1.02	0.95	1.61
Zhang	Jaylen Brown	0.48	2.06	0.78	29.22	7.04	4.88	1.02	0.39	3.59
Zhang	Amen Thompson	0.50	0.33	0.78	17.37	7.61	5.37	1.50	0.63	2.50
Zhang	Deni Avdija	0.46	2.12	0.80	24.44	7.04	6.62	0.79	0.58	3.83

Injury Report

Bumpskiii

Player	Status
Jalen Williams	IR
Jaren Jackson	Out
Walker Kessler	Out

Zhang

Player	Status
Shaedon Sharpe	Hurt
Stephen Curry	Hurt
Ja Morant	IR
Fred VanVleet	Out
Kyrie Irving	Out

Head-to-Head

Season Stats

Team	Threes	PTS	REB	AST	ST	BLK	TO	FGpct	FTpct
Zhang	1409	13779	4996	3095	906	478	1594	0.483	0.800
Bumpskiii	1531	12092	4202	2584	804	506	1334	0.468	0.812

Regular Season H2H

Week	Away	AwaySc	vs	Home	HomeSc
7	Zhang	6	-	Bumpskiii	3

Bumpskiii Last 5

Week	Away	AwaySc	vs	Home	HomeSc
13	Bumpskiii	3	-	Stevie	6
14	Zach	7	-	Bumpskiii	2
15	Ethan	2	-	Bumpskiii	7
16	Pat	4	-	Bumpskiii	5
17	Tom	1	-	Bumpskiii	8

Zhang Last 5

Week	Away	AwaySc	vs	Home	HomeSc
13	Zhang	7	-	Kevin	2
14	Eddie	2	-	Zhang	7
15	Yash	5	-	Zhang	4
16	Hunter	3	-	Zhang	6
17	Zhang	5	-	Stevie	4

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